If the grain runs along the length
Then normal sharpeners do cut perpendicular (though at a slight angle) to the grain I would have thought
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cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Thu 15 Oct 2026, 0:49,
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Ah - I see what you mean
I was thinking of the orientation of the cutting edge, not the direction of cut. Cheers!
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tarka_dall Like normal dall, only a bit more spicy, Thu 15 Oct 2026, 6:25,
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none of it is flush anyway because you're cutting a cone, so he's somewhat overselling the benefits
my experience is that it's most often the lead that fails rather than the wood when sharpening
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cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Thu 15 Oct 2026, 11:30,
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